The Virginia Constitution stated that if you were male, sane and had a “freehold estate in [one fourth of an acre] of land in any town, or in [25] acres of land in the country,” you could vote (Virginia Constitution). Ergo, if you had no land, you could not vote. Later after the middle class developed and wealth was not based on property but money, property voting rights ceased to exist. George S. Camp, a popular author, wrote “the fire or storms may devour my wealth in an hour: am I less competent to vote?” (Camp). In other words, Camp believes that just because he has no property, he still has wealth and should be able to
The Virginia Constitution stated that if you were male, sane and had a “freehold estate in [one fourth of an acre] of land in any town, or in [25] acres of land in the country,” you could vote (Virginia Constitution). Ergo, if you had no land, you could not vote. Later after the middle class developed and wealth was not based on property but money, property voting rights ceased to exist. George S. Camp, a popular author, wrote “the fire or storms may devour my wealth in an hour: am I less competent to vote?” (Camp). In other words, Camp believes that just because he has no property, he still has wealth and should be able to